Where does “ճիտք” come from?
ճիտք (Armenian) comes from Armenian ճիտ, from Middle Armenian ճիտ, from Persian جید, from Arabic جِيد.
ճիտք (Armenian): cuff; boot top, bootleg
Ancestry of “ճիտք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ճիտ | neck; Alternative form of ճիտք |
| 2 | Middle Armenian | ճիտ | neck |
| 3 | Persian | جید | long, slender, beautiful neck; the lower or front... |
| 4 | Arabic | جِيد | — |